The Best Burn Time For Hot Tent Stove / Fuel Block READ UPDATE IN DESCRIPTION
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- Опубліковано 5 січ 2023
- danchel tent stove can be purchased here
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ADDED UPDATE:
HAD A VIEWER EXPERIENCE NEGATIVE RESULTS THAT I DID NOT EXPERIENCE IN MY TEST RUNS, PLEASE READ COMMENT BELOW TITLED "WARNING" AND ALWAYS TEST OUT FOR YOURSELF FIRST, BEFORE RELYING ON TESTS WITH DIFFERENT STOVES UNDER POTENTIALLY DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES.
Join me as I test out a alternative burning fuel for hot tent wood stove. stay warm throughout the night with little to no effort. I'll address the common issue we all have, how to get a longer burn when sleeping in hot tent.
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Warning. Went out in the hot tent and bought the blocks from Tractor Supply. These blocks really soot up your pipe and they don't burn as hot as wood. During the night, it was getting cold, so I tried adding some wood to the stove after having these blocks in the stove. They don't break down as quickly as you think. It actually caused a blockage in my stove as some of the blocks didn't burn all the way. Its not a good thing when its below freezing and you can't put any more wood in the fire. Ended up having to use small shovel and pull the unburned portions of the blocks out of the stove so I could put wood into it. Once wood was used, the stove started heating up the tent much more warmer than the fuel blocks. Also when I tore down the stove when packing up, the stove pipe was really coated heavily with soot. The spark arrestor was starting to get clogged pretty good.
I did try the blocks thinking it would be a great idea, but my one night in the woods with these changed my mind to go back to regular wood. I hope anyone else who tries these will have better luck than I did. Don't know if I just got a bad batch of fuel blocks or what, but make sure you have a little backup plan if something similar happens to you like it did me.
This isn't a knock at your video! I loved the outside the box thinking! It would have been really nice if it worked out with me. The idea of not having to put more wood in the stove for 4 hours during the night was a fantastic idea!
Keep up the testing and outside the box thinking!
Wow I truly am shocked and sorry that happened, definitely not a positive experience. I did not have any issue with my test runs or i certainly would of posted different results. What did you have chimney damper and airflow vent in door set at? How cold was it outside? Do you think lower temperatures could be part of culprit? I know I have had a lot more soot build up on colder nights than slightly warmer nights. Afterall creosote forms by hot smoke cooling rapidly on cold pipe, this is why homes are recommended double or even triple wall insulated pipes. I agree the blocks do smolder for long time, but really seen this as a good thing holding heat inside longer. I hope you don't mind, I am going to note your comment in description for others to take warning and test for themselves beforehand. Thank you for replying, I will be testing this more in colder weather and do a update.
I'm not shocked at your findings at all, you are absolutely correct. Some of the world's best stoves are Scandinavian & the manufacturer's warn against all night burning. Loading a stove & turning it right down is the most inefficient & potentially dangerous practice. You could easily have succumbed to CO poisoning. Be sure to have a CO detector in your tent at all times.
Always have both a C0 and smoke detector wherever you are using a wood stove. As for night burning, while growing up nearly everyone who lived in my area used wood stoves as main source of heat and if you didn't fill and damper down, your pipes would freeze. Its not a uncommon practice even today.
Great idea! Always lookin for an excuse to go to Tractor Supply. 😅
Haha thanks, chick days are soon 👍 use caution i had mixed results since filming this. I've found 50/50 with hardwood burns cleaner. Thanks for watching 👍
Absolutely game changer, Throw that thing in right before lights out and you’ll be good. Fishing and hunting camp will be nice now! Gonna go check tractor supply tomorrow
Exactly what I thought when I bought them today, had to put to the test. I think they would burn even longer in a tent fully dampered down. I larger tent stove that could hold 1 ½ or 2 wow you'll be cooking on it in morning. Thanks for watching 👍
@@BarkEater What is the brand again? I'm up in Canada and have seen similar blocks, but none this large. Thank you!
@@tamarap387 This brand is labeled Eco-Energy Fuel Blocks but I've seen similar in other names before. Smaller ones would be ok stacked up i would assume. Good luck and thanks for watching 👍
That’a a game changer! Thanks for running this test and sharing!
Absolutely.. take note i had mixed results since filming this. Had some soot buildup on very cold night burns. Next time out im going to try half a block half hardwood mix.
Recently tried this technique and it was a total success, did it over multiple nights and the longest time i had so far using various methods was start time 830pm and still had 2 charcoal sized pieces smouldering at 1030 am!!
Thats great to hear. I think the key is dialing in the airflow just right to your stove and conditions. Once that's figured out these blocks definitely can help keep warmth longer. Appreciate you stopping by to report results. 👍
@BarkEater it got so hot the fire didn't need much oxygen at all to burn, I have one of the cheapest stoves you can get on Amazon, and I had the damper in front close all the way, it was pulling in air from the smallest of gaps on the door and that was enough to sustain it.
I had to blow off the ash twice but it have a pocket bellows and it wasn't difficult.
I used 2 fuel blocks right next to eachother and I built and upside down fire on top of them to get it started and banked it with hardwoods.
Thats great. Ohhh ill have to try the upside down method 👍
Thanks for doing the research for us, definitely gonna pick up a few of those for my car camping trips.
Some others and myself had mixed results since filming this. I think ½ a block over a base layer of hardwood burns cleaner. You need to keep dampers flowing air so the block dont smolder too much or it gets soot buildup in pipe when very cold. Experiment with what works for you and have fun. Thanks for watching
Great idea will try it out this deer season in northern Minnesota. Thanks for sharing..
Awesome. Test out ½ block with hardwood im finding it burns cleaner on very cold nights. Thanks for watching.
Nicely done... great demo ! 👍 ...Alan in 🇨🇱
Appreciate it. Thank you for watching 👍
Couldn’t agree more absolute fame changer
👍 100% .. thanks for watching
That’s awesome man. I’m getting me a few packs. Take care.
👍 thanks for watching. Absolutely, give it a try. Just make sure its pure sawdust no glues or waxes.
That really is a game changer, I saw a video of someone doing this years ago and when I looked into the blocks they were crazy expensive, for 4.99 though, that is worth trying out.
Absolutely. Tractor supply has them. Thanks for stopping by 👍
Thank you.
Thanks for watching 👍
That’d be great. You could have the video do double duty to catch the actual temp of the stove out of the outdoor, windy environment. I liked that you pointed out, in this video, that part of the solution is having the right sleeping system. It sure won’t need to be 80-100 degrees in the tent if you’ve got a good pad with a suitable bag.
Exactly 💯. Thats where a lot of people are misinformed with small hot tent stoves, they aren't designed or large enough to continuously heat a thin fabric tent for long term. I highly recommend the US military cold weather bag combined with the lighter patrol bag on extreme cold trips or something similar. I'll touch base on that setup in the next vid as well. Appreciate your input, you've given me some good ideas to run with.
Good to know. Thanks for the feedback! I know of a few folks, myself included, who would be interested in the results of the mix of the two. Maybe another video? ;-)
Absolutely. I hope to do a hot tent trip by early November, I'll be sure to film the outcome 👍
will test this and update, liking the possibilities here.
I've had mixed results since filming this. I think key for my stove is plenty of air flow, and ½ log at a time on solid bed of coals and layer of wood. Too dampered they smolder to much causing dirty burn
Definitely let me know what you discovered and thanks for coming by.
@@BarkEater that's good to know to get started. I will definitely update here in a month or so. We always have the problem of needing to load the stove again once or twice pre-dawn depending when we sleep so a longer burning alternative is of great interest to me for overnight. The rest of the day we don't mind feeding it periodically. Thanks for the information and suggestion. I will let you know my findings.
Awesome, appreciate it. Have fun out there 👍
Interesting, my stove arrives tomorrow, may have to try that. Was looking up ways to prolong burn times a method I'll try also was getting a good bed of coals made then pull them up to the front and stuffing as much wood in as possible behind the coals. Lol i love all things fire related
Great video, I was wondering what those pressed longs would be like.
I've had mixed results since making this video. Sometimes they burn clean and long other times they smoldered and made lots of nasty goo in pipe. I think it needs to be dialed in just right with good airflow to keep them burning clean. I think this winter I will be trying just ½ of one with hardwood chunk mix and see if that is any better. Thanks for watching 👍
That's really interesting, have to check these out. I love winter camping and even with a stove I usually bring a small Mr. Buddy and propane to keep the tent warm all night, but this might mean not having to bring those. You just get up after 5 hours and pop another one in!
They worked great first couple times i used them, I had one time that did create some pipe deposit . Going to test out using ½ block with wood this fall for a cleaner burn. My advice is test in your stove and no matter what always carry a smoke / co detector on overnights. Thanks for watching.
Yep, just did a test in my tent in the backyard (camping out with the kids) in my small Luxe 3W and although these bricks burn for quite a long time (stove was still a little warm in the morning) with your baffles around 20% open, they create a LOT of soot! Pretty much everything on the stove had a layer of shiny, thick black soot which took me quite a while to clean out. I would only use these on an outdoor fire in something that's easy to clean. @@BarkEater
I ran vents at closer to 50%. Like I mentioned i had mixed results at different times. Not sure why it sooted some and not others. I really need to do a 50/50 wood and block test but hasn't been cold enough. Thanks for reporting back. Ill be sure to update when I test more.
I’ll have to try that. If you get 6hrs your sleep system will from hot only need to keep you warm for 2hrs for a full night sleep should not be a problem if you have an appropriate sleeping system
Exactly the point I made. Sleep system is all you should rely on. Thanks for watching 👍
I need to find some of these in the UK that was impressive and with the dampers closed down I reckon 7 hours
Absolutely impressive. Look for pure hardwood sawdust blocks. Wish you luck finding some near you. Let me know if you do incase others over the pond are looking. Thanks for watching and the support 👍
@@BarkEater will do buddy just subbed you 👍
I’d bet you could get easy 7-8 hours considering the wind was blowing on that the whole time and wouldn’t be in a tent. Great video!
Definitely burns hotter in tent. I found ½ block with hardwood base burns cleaner. Thanks for watching 👍
Check out the TNT videos , Murray has a Video Using a Vevor Tent stove indoors using 2 Methonol Burners instead of Wood. You can also see on his channel how to make a vegetable Oil burner s, which would last a long time, they burn clean with no soot and I’ve plenty of heat.
Wow thank you, I'm interested in seeing this and will definitely have a look. Thanks for the info and stopping by 👍
I use your idea 👍
👍 thanks
Very cool! 5 bucks to boot. Nice.
Only downfall I see is obviously weight, your not hiking a bunch in but in a jetsled or near vehicle 👍 definitely want to keep in sealed bag I imagine they would swell to a huge mess if they became wet. Thanks for watching 👍
@@BarkEater lol yeah getting them wet would suck.
I know someone that used lump charcoal in theirs. They just loaded it up and dampered it off.
I toyed with that idea, figured it would burn way to hot. Might have to experiment on burn time someday. Thanks for watching 👍
Wish I had a tractor supply near me. I spend 17 for 6 envirologs each give me a 5+ hour burn time.
Cool subbed 😎
Thanks for the support 👍
@@BarkEater your welcome
If you didnt already have a bed of coals in there i would put two little sprig rails of fat wood on the bottom of the stove and strike them to flame and slide that block right on top of them. It wouldnt have any choice but to light up. I got a pkg of that fatwood from atwoods farm & ranch. (It rhymes i know) that stuff is flammable like old railroad tie chips.
Solid idea. Fatwood would definitely get these blocks blazing in no time. I use fatwood I harvest as well as store bought all year. One of my favorite fire starting methods. 👍
I found this little fit n hot propane burn pit,buildin an insert with a stovepipe ta vent the fumes,gunna have a propane camp stove in a bit....
Ohh wow that sounds like it could be a solid idea. Lmk how that works out. Propane is nice if you can vent and the condensation isn't too bad
@@BarkEater I will let ya know...I do believe with the correct "stovepipe" vent tube whut ever ya call it at that point there should be nuthin but heat output....caused by the stove anyways.....
@@ahilbilyredneksopinion nice. That would be awesome
@@BarkEateralso,just ta spred the news fer hammock hot tenters, and hot tenters alike,Onetigris just made a new one called the Cozshack. Food fer thought... .
I know you said the stove was a Danchel. What mode is it? Would you recommend it?
It is model S6 danchel Outdoors. I would recommend it but with minor modifications that I notice a lot of stoves need. Damper on pipe is just a straight shaft with steel ring if you forget what way ring is you don't know where damper is. I added a little pice of metal as indicator. Top cap I added about 18" steel fishing leader so cordage tie off for pipe isn't near heat of pipe. I can explain and show pics in my Instagram if you find me there. Here's link to the danchal stove noticed a 30.00 off coupon there not sure how long its on sale. Thanks for watching 👍
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The stove is generic, I actually have no idea what the brand is...
@@Daroo468 i actually answered his question above. Its not generic its a Danchel Outdoors stove. Inexpensive yet decent little stoves. 👍
200° to 250° isn't really acceptable as a stove top temperature.
Flue stacks normally run around 350°
I agree however keep in mind stove was outside on a cold and very windy day, laser thermometer is cheapest one can buy so probably isn't super accurate. Since this video I winter camped with this stove and used these blocks to hold over in the night and everything went smoothly for me. Thanks for stopping by
$5?
geeze. They're like $40 on amazon.
can you provide a link where you got them?
thanks.
Somebody's gotta pay that free shipping 😆 if you have a tractor supply or store that sells wood pellets check there. Thanks for watching 👍
Does this stove hold up to heavy use
Its been used for around 8 times so far, most being all night burns and other than normal discoloration from heat its pretty much like new. Definitely worth the money in my mind for small tent stove.
Its been used for around 8 times so far, most being all night burns and other than normal discoloration from heat its pretty much like new. Definitely worth the money in my mind for small tent stove.
What is the name of the wood
Fuel blocks, they come branded under several names. Hardwood pure sawdust no glues or waxes.
Ooops... Was trying to comment on my own video, sorry
Its all good 👍
Your inferred thermometer won’t read stainless correctly.
Because of the reflection?
@@BarkEater in simplest terms yes. Think of the surface like a mirror for inferred. It’s doesn’t so much see the surface as water ever it’s reflecting. A contact temperature probe or find a hitting a dark spot on the surface will get you the best results. Glass, copper… anything shiny, reflective or polished will give you inaccurate results
Makes sense and most likely why temp was reading all over the place when using on Shiney compared to duller areas. Thank you.
Does anyone use heat beads?🤔 No, just me 😁
Not sure what those are, wood pellets?
Great video. Thanks for sharing. I am living outside in Vermont winters as a whistleblower federal investigator blasting Epsteins partners-in-crime in both major parties. Caspar & Miro Weinberger are pi$$Ed AF. 😂
Take caution in using, I and some others have had mixed results on how clean burn is. Read other comments and experiment with wood mix and proper air flow settings that work best in your stove. Ohh my you are doing the Lords work, be safe out there and bring them all to justice ⚖ 🙏